Triple
T2599382
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph S. Nye Jr. |
E58305
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and his influential work on U.S. foreign policy.
|
E282649
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University | Statement: [Joseph S. Nye Jr., positionHeld, University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University Context triple: [Joseph S. Nye Jr., positionHeld, University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University]
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A.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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B.
Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University
The Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in political science historically associated with leading scholars such as Samuel P. Huntington.
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C.
University Professor at Boston University
University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
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D.
Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University Triple: [Joseph S. Nye Jr., positionHeld, University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University]
Generated description
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and his influential work on U.S. foreign policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University Target entity description: Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and his influential work on U.S. foreign policy.
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A.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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B.
Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University
The Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in political science historically associated with leading scholars such as Samuel P. Huntington.
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C.
University Professor at Boston University
University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
-
D.
Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
-
E.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4ac14040819098b13f4a27d5c8ff |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd4563b8c8190934616651e93654c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af83cfdd6081908cdeb21243e73dda |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af878cfbd8819092e81326bbb1dfd3 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af8809574c819087ebf57cf5cffb7c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.